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Wages and salaries News and Photosen-cawebstaff@therepublic.comCopyright 2015New bonus policy upsets some Wyoming state prison workershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b7be49ed52004b0bb8174b07ce883ecd/WY--Corrections-Bonus-Complaintb7be49ed52004b0bb8174b07ce883ecd-WY--Corrections-Bonus-Complaint-1438397771CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Some Wyoming Department of Corrections employees are upset about a new policy that gives bonuses to new hires instead of veteran officers.]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:56:11 -0400Tomblin announces reduction in workers' comp premiumshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/087aeee548864a60af119ac8ef69df1f/WV--Tomblin-Workers-Comp087aeee548864a60af119ac8ef69df1f-WV--Tomblin-Workers-Comp-1438354503CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says employers in the state will see an estimated $43 million reduction in workers' compensation premiums in the coming year.]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:55:03 -0400US paychecks grow at record-slow pace in 2nd quarterhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/38a01627f1e04d26826601e967525116/US--Employments-Costs38a01627f1e04d26826601e967525116-US--Employments-Costs-1438348865

WASHINGTON - U.S. wages and benefits grew in the spring at the slowest pace in 33 years, stark evidence that stronger hiring isn't lifting paychecks much for most Americans. The slowdown also likely reflects a sharp drop-off in bonus and incentive pay for some workers.]]>

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:21:05 -0400Starkville employee pay tied into raises for aldermen, mayorhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fb53988bb2434a53b3ff6ed23f47d0df/MS--Starkville-Pay-Raisesfb53988bb2434a53b3ff6ed23f47d0df-MS--Starkville-Pay-Raises-1438330450STARKVILLE, Mississippi - The Starkville Board of Aldermen has voted to increase the minimum worker pay rate by tying the issue with a salary increase that will boost salaries for the next administration.]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:14:10 -0400No coverage for worker hurt in wreck after business errandhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/22d9116640f9436cbcf46c55e1c7b5dc/AZ--Workers-Compensation-After-Work22d9116640f9436cbcf46c55e1c7b5dc-AZ--Workers-Compensation-After-Work-1438175647PHOENIX - An Arizona court ruling says an employee hurt in an auto accident isn't entitled to workers' compensation for her injuries though she had just made a business errand to finish her work day.]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:14:07 -0400Number of groups hiring Nebraska lobbyists reaches new highhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0fe752cf33284a82a0329ac92935500b/NE--Lobbyist-Spending0fe752cf33284a82a0329ac92935500b-NE--Lobbyist-Spending-1438103769LINCOLN, Nebraska - More groups than ever are turning to lobbyists to try to exert influence in the Nebraska Legislature, but spending on specific lawmakers remains difficult to track, a government watchdog group said Tuesday.]]>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:16:09 -0400Gutierrez says he will pay congressional staff overtimehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2e5ffb5ba7c944cbb22f8f4b3368365d/IL--Gutierrez-Congressional-Staff2e5ffb5ba7c944cbb22f8f4b3368365d-IL--Gutierrez-Congressional-Staff-1438074905WASHINGTON - Illinois Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez says he will comply with a proposal made by President Barack Obama and pay overtime to members of his staff.]]>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 05:15:05 -0400Indiana mayor seeks 11 percent pay hike for city's officershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3cd55b56fbf6452198227cf5434f1c26/IN--Greensburg-Police-Salaries3cd55b56fbf6452198227cf5434f1c26-IN--Greensburg-Police-Salaries-1437984430GREENSBURG, Indiana - A southeastern Indiana mayor is seeking a nearly 11 percent pay hike for his city's police officers in hopes of preventing some of them from being lured away by better-paying jobs.]]>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:07:10 -0400Competition for workers in C. Indiana leads to incentiveshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/da27d2ab2e754ba7b27b23f9abc6d9c6/IN--Worker-Shortageda27d2ab2e754ba7b27b23f9abc6d9c6-IN--Worker-Shortage-1437916085INDIANAPOLIS - The competition for workers in the central Indiana job market has grown so intense that one retailer is offering hiring bonuses.]]>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 09:08:05 -0400Advocates hopeful about $15 minimum wage in Connecticuthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/dd11adad3d464c11a36cf3a832dc17ec/US--Minimum-Wage-Connecticutdd11adad3d464c11a36cf3a832dc17ec-US--Minimum-Wage-Connecticut-1437772760HARTFORD, Connecticut - Momentum is building for a $15-an-hour minimum wage in Connecticut, at least for some workers, given the formation of a new low-wage worker advisory panel and this week's recommendation to raise pay for fast-food workers in neighboring New York, according to some state lawmakers and activists.]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:19:20 -0400Southwest flight attendants reject contract proposalhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/542cc289ba9343009ea157806bfb9efc/US--Southwest-Flight-Attendants542cc289ba9343009ea157806bfb9efc-US--Southwest-Flight-Attendants-1437770706DALLAS - Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines Co. have voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer that included pay raises and a bonus.]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:45:06 -0400Where's the beef? Fast-food franchisees pan NY wage hikehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fedcf8df457e4ce7acfab3f2993ae605/US--Fast-Food-Wagesfedcf8df457e4ce7acfab3f2993ae605-US--Fast-Food-Wages-1437699569

NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to have it his way with New York's fast-food industry - and restaurant owners aren't loving it.]]>

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:59:29 -0400Poland's police, firefighters, others demand higher wageshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9ab36e5c27f94b9298bcfed351431bea/EU--Poland-Wage-Protest9ab36e5c27f94b9298bcfed351431bea-EU--Poland-Wage-Protest-1437658267WARSAW, Poland - Hundreds of Poland's police, firefighters and other uniformed workers have picketed the main government building to demand higher pay and modernization of their sectors.]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:31:07 -0400Jefferson Parish workers could get pay raises from spillhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/058290d74463451ebed743565abf1832/LA--Gulf-Oil-Spill-Jefferson-Parish058290d74463451ebed743565abf1832-LA--Gulf-Oil-Spill-Jefferson-Parish-1437653116GRETNA, Louisiana - Jefferson Parish government employees could be set to receive a 5 percent pay raise thanks to the recent oil spill settlement with BP.]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:05:16 -0400ACLU: Michigan judge employs 'pay or stay' sentences on poorhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/71f2228a4562460aafcaa8bca8b30af9/MI--Judge-Poor-People71f2228a4562460aafcaa8bca8b30af9-MI--Judge-Poor-People-1437605778DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a Detroit-area judge known for sending poor people to jail if they can't immediately pay fines, saying the "pay or stay" policy is illegal and creating a debtors' prison.]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:56:18 -0400Lane County approves tax break for International Paper millhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8274cdd094ab4167967663ffcda5feb7/OR--Springfield-Mill-Tax-Break8274cdd094ab4167967663ffcda5feb7-OR--Springfield-Mill-Tax-Break-1437576258EUGENE, Oregon - The Lane County Board of Commissioners approved a five-year tax break totaling $8.56 million for the International Paper linerboard mill in Springfield.]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:44:18 -0400Ailing energy workers may be eligible for compensationhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/48a014fb7a474728b9f0428082af5824/CO--Radiation-Compensation48a014fb7a474728b9f0428082af5824-CO--Radiation-Compensation-1437572105GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado - Employees who worked at what is now the U.S. Department of Energy office in Grand Junction could be eligible for compensation if they suffer from illnesses related to radiation exposure.]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:35:05 -0400Tennessee sheriff sues county over salary disputehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/628f049b9a7f43408e9c7ccbda50a692/TN--Sheriff-Sues-County628f049b9a7f43408e9c7ccbda50a692-TN--Sheriff-Sues-County-1437569585BOLIVAR, Tennessee - Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen has sued the county mayor and the county over a salary dispute involving his department.]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 08:53:05 -0400Los Angeles County pushes $15 minimum wage for some workershttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4eba108b38074401ba99de24233c2ffd/US--Minimum-Wage-California4eba108b38074401ba99de24233c2ffd-US--Minimum-Wage-California-1437523629

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County on Tuesday became the latest area in the country to take a step toward lifting the minimum wage to $15 an hour after officials were told it would either kill business or help lift bread-winners out of poverty.]]>

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The legal ping pong over paying Illinois government workers without a budget took new bounces Friday, with appellate justices reversing one order and the Supreme Court declining to step into the fray.]]>